Sierra Leone war crimes court sentences former militia leaders
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Tuesday sentenced two former leaders of Sierra Leone's Civil Defense Forces (CDF) - Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa - to six and eight years...
Oregon domestic partnership bill to take effect Jan. 1 after failed referendum bid
Opponents of an Oregon law that would allow same-sex couples to enter into contractual domestic partnerships with the same state benefits as married couples did not get enough signatures to block the law...
Supreme Court hears special education, primary elections cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Board of Education of the City of New York v. Tom F. , 06-637, in which the Court...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has confirmed its ruling that a Polish woman's rights were violated when she was denied an abortion based on medical concerns that the pregnancy may cause her to go blind. Alicja Tysiac...
Gonzales leaves Justice Department as AG resignation takes effect
Alberto Gonzales bade farewell to public service Friday, officially leaving the US Justice Department after a stormy 2 1/2 years as Attorney General. Gonzales resigned late last month in the midst of...
A federal law allowing prison officials to indefinitely commit sex offenders to a mental hospital following their prison term is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, effectively freeing five convicted sex offenders pending the government's filing of a motion...
Arkansas AG denies certification of ballot measure on unmarried adoption ban
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Wednesday issued an advisory opinion rejecting certification of a voter-backed ballot proposition that would ban adoptions by unmarried couples. The measure, submitted by the Family Council of Arkansas ,...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating whether to move the war crimes trial of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , ICC judge...
New Jersey AG orders stricter reporting of illegal immigrant arrests
New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram issued a directive Wednesday to state law enforcement agencies ordering them to alert US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials when an undocumented immigrant is arrested in...
Sierra Leone war crimes court delays Taylor trial until January 2008
The Special Court for Sierra Leone on Monday delayed the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor until January 7, 2008 in order to provide Taylor's new defense team more...
